Description

The software is the firmware upgrade program for the WXBJ SF network card version 0x8001001b.

Installation steps

Linux OS

1.Log in to the system with an administrator account.

2.Upload the corresponding firmware file ****.img, signature file ****.sig and wxtool_x86 firmware upgrade tool to the system and place them in the same directory.

3.Execute chmod +x wxtool_x86 to grant execution permissions to the firmware upgrade tool.

4.Execute the ./wxtool_x86 -F ****.img command, select the type of network card to be upgraded, and start upgrading the firmware.

(The type of NIC-ETH-SF400T-LP-4P-GE and NIC-ETH-SF400HT-LP-4P-GE network cards is "1000M_nics_4ports". The type of NIC-ETH-SF200T-LP-2P-GE network card is "1000M_nics_2ports". The type of NIC-ETH-SF400T-C201-3S-4P network card is “1000M_nics_4ports”.)

5.After the upgrade is complete, please power cycle the server by disconnecting and reconnecting the AC power. Then, boot into the system and execute ethtool -i ethX to verify that the firmware version has been successfully upgraded..

Windows OS

1.Not supported.

VMware OS

1.Not supported.

Publish Description

Supported products

H3C UniServer B5700 G3

H3C UniServer B5700 G5

H3C UniServer B5800 G3

H3C UniServer B7800 G3

H3C UniServer E3200 G3

H3C UniServer R2700 G3

H3C UniServer R2900 G3

H3C UniServer R4300 G3

H3C UniServer R4300 G5

H3C UniServer R4330 G5

H3C UniServer R4330 G5 H3

H3C UniServer R4500 G3

H3C UniServer R4700 G3

H3C UniServer R4700 G5

H3C UniServer R4700 G6

H3C UniServer R4900 G3

H3C UniServer R4900 G5

H3C UniServer R4900 G6

H3C UniServer R4900 G6 Ultra

H3C UniServer R4930 G5

H3C UniServer R4930 G5 H3

H3C UniServer R4950 G5

H3C UniServer R4950 G5 Milan

H3C UniServer R4950 G5 Rome

H3C UniServer R4950 G6

H3C UniServer R5300 G3

H3C UniServer R5300 G5

H3C UniServer R5500 G5 AMD

H3C UniServer R5500 G5 Intel

H3C UniServer R6700 G3

H3C UniServer R6900 G3

H3C UniServer R8900 G3

H3C UniServer R5350 G6

H3C UniServer R6900 G5

H3C UniServer R5500 G6 AMD

H3C UniServer R5500 G6 Intel

H3C UniServer R5300 G6

H3C UniServer R5500LC G5 Intel

H3C UniServer R5500 G5 HYGON

H3C UniServer B5700 G6

H3C UniServer R4900LE G6 Ultra

H3C UniServer R4700LE G6

H3C UniServer R4900LC G5

H3C UniServer R4700LC G5

H3C UniServer R4930LC G5 H3

H3C UniServer R4300 G6

H3C UniServer R4500 G6

H3C UniServer R6700 G6

H3C UniServer R6900 G6

H3C UniServer R5330 G7

H3C UniServer R5500 G7 Hygon

H3C UniServer R4930 G7

H3C UniServer E3300 G6

H3C UniServer R3950 G6

H3C UniServer R4330 G7

H3C UniServer R4950 G7

H3C UniServer R3950 G7

H3C UniServer R3350 G7

Restrictions and guidelines

1.Before updating the software version, it is strongly recommended that you understand the software feature changes between versions, evaluate the possible impact of the changes on the business, and refer to the relevant supporting documents.

Problems Solved

1.Fixed the inconsistency in the version number display between BIOS readings and the OS.

2.Resolved the issue where LLDP packets were received by the host when LLDP was on.

3.Optimized NCSI command processing flow to reduce packet copying operations.

4.Improved network card NCSI functionality for better adaptability across multiple platforms.

5.Optimized the process flow for handling SMBUS messages.

6.Removed the process in the firmware that required frequent FLASH reads, now only obtaining information once during power-up.

7.Fixed the watchdog abnormal log printing issue.

8.Fixed the issue where, after the host power off and LLDP function off, the network port link would go down on cards with auxiliary power.

9.Fixed the issue in versions 10018 and later where the server could not be woken up at 100 Mbps speed on firmware with only the 'wol' suffix.

10.Fixed the issue where the link status wouldn't update when the BMC obtained the link via SMBUS after the driver was loaded.

11.Fixed the incorrect byte order in NCSI message payload length and reason, code.

12.Updated the network port link status in the firmware when loading the legacy driver.

13.Removed the SMBUS ARP setting, no longer setting whether it is a fixed address.

14.Changed the default value of PN in the VPD area to the network card model, except for custom firmware.

New Functions

1.Support for displaying firmware version information in the BIOS NIC HII interface.

2.Support for obtaining firmware version numbers using the FMP protocol.

3. Added handling for SMBUS read operations.

4.Enhanced firmware to process ARP commands, supporting both SMBUS fixed address and SMBUS ARP address addressing functionalities, making the firmware applicable across multiple platforms.

5.Added the capability to get VPD SN via NCSI OEM commands.

Version:0xb071001b(2025/4/15)

Upgrade recommendations

Upgrade the firmware,as a best practice.

Problems Solved

1.Improved the handling process for smbus tx timeout and fixed the i2c/smbus scl exception issue.

2.Fix the issue where the out-of-band (OOB) NCSI returns a network port speed of 10M when the link is down.

3.Fix the issue where wxtool reads only port 0 of the cab register.

4.Remove the behavior of non-NCSI firmware periodically accessing the Yu Tai PHY.

5.Adapt the SMBUS ARP function for the Hygon 4th generation model.

6.Optimize the NCSI command flow for standard cards, supporting only NCSI information query commands.

New Functions

1.Ncsi OEM command adds the command to obtain VPN PN.

2.Change MPS from 128 bytes to 512 bytes.

Version:0x8011001b(2024/11/14)

Upgrade recommendations

Upgrade the firmware,as a best practice.

Problems Solved

1.Fix the issue of abnormal NCSI and MBOX communication after an ARP attack.

2.Fix the RTOS tick stop issue (there is a chance of not being able to find a network interface in the system).

3.Fix the issue of FMP handle not being found on the ARM platform.

4.Fix the issue of incorrect firmware version being read when multiple cards are present.

New Functions

1.None.

Version:0x8001001b(2024/7/11)

Upgrade recommendations

Upgrade the firmware,as a best practice.

Problems Solved

1.Fixed the inconsistency in the version number display between BIOS readings and the OS.

2.Resolved the issue where LLDP packets were received by the host when LLDP was on.

3.Optimized NCSI command processing flow to reduce packet copying operations.

4.Improved network card NCSI functionality for better adaptability across multiple platforms.

5.Optimized the process flow for handling SMBUS messages.

6.Removed the process in the firmware that required frequent FLASH reads, now only obtaining information once during power-up.

7.Fixed the watchdog abnormal log printing issue.

8.Fixed the issue where, after the host power off and LLDP function off, the network port link would go down on cards with auxiliary power.

9.Fixed the issue in versions 10018 and later where the server could not be woken up at 100 Mbps speed on firmware with only the 'wol' suffix.

10.Fixed the issue where the link status wouldn't update when the BMC obtained the link via SMBUS after the driver was loaded.

11.Fixed the incorrect byte order in NCSI message payload length and reason, code.

12.Updated the network port link status in the firmware when loading the legacy driver.

13.Removed the SMBUS ARP setting, no longer setting whether it is a fixed address.

14.Changed the default value of PN in the VPD area to the network card model, except for custom firmware.

New Functions

1.Support for displaying firmware version information in the BIOS NIC HII interface.

2.Support for obtaining firmware version numbers using the FMP protocol.

3. Added handling for SMBUS read operations.

4.Enhanced firmware to process ARP commands, supporting both SMBUS fixed address and SMBUS ARP address addressing functionalities, making the firmware applicable across multiple platforms.

5.Added the capability to get VPD SN via NCSI OEM commands.

Version:0x1001001a(2024/5/6)

Upgrade recommendations

Upgrade the firmware,as a best practice.

Problems Solved

1.Optimize the WOL message processing process.

2.Send LLDP messages using the actual physical mac address as the source mac.

3.Support dynamic allocation of FIFO space size based on the port number defined by Subsystem ID.

4.Integrate into the PCIe lane down problem solution.

5.Fixed the issue where packets could not be sent and received after running the uefi driver first and then the legacy driver.

6.Fixed the issue where packets could not be sent and received after running the uefi driver first and then the legacy driver.

7.Except for the NIC-ETH-SF400HT-LP-4P-GE network card, the firmware of other network cards is disabled for arp by default.

New Functions

1.None.